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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
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.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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