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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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