MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in 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.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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