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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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