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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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