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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of 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 MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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