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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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