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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
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.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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