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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver 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.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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