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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take 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
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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