MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in 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.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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