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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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