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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses 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.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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