MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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