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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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