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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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