MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
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