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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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