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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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