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 is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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