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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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