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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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