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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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