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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in 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 online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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