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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
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
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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