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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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