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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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