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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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