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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part 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 massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
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 learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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