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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes 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.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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