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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses 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 MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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