MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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