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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over 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 MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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