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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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