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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around 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 massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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