MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes 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
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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