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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around 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 online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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