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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
e-learning enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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