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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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