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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate 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.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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