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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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