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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses 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 MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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