MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
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.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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