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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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