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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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