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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
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 classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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