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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes 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.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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