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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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