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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take 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 online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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