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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in all parts of 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.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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