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
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate 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 massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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