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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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