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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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