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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes 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
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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