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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes 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.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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