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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
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 online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses 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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