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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
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 online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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