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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
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
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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