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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes 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 massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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