MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part 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.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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