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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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