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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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