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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all over 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 massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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