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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in 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 courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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