MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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