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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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