MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take 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
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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