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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes 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 MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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