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
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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