MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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