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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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