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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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