MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning make it possible for
humans
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.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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