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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses 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.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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