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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
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 online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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