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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of 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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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