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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around 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.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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