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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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