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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take 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.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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