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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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