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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
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.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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