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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
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 MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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