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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
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.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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