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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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