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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
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 open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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