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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in 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.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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