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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part 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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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