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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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