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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in 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 online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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