MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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