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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
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 online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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