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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
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
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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