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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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