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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
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 online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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