MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
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
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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