MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate 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.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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