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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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