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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
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
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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