MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part 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
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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