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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
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 MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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