MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
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
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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