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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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