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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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