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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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