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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take 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 massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
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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