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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate 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.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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