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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants 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.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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