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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take 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 MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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