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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
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