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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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