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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses 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 massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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