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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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