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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
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 online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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