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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses 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.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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