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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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