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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
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 open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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