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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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