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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take 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 massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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