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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate 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.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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