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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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