MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses 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.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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