MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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