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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in nations all around 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.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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