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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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