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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in 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.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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