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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part 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
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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