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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
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.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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