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
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate 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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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