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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part 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.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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