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
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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