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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take 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.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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