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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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