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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
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 massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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