MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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