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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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