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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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