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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
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 MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chad to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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