MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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