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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses 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 courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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