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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in 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 MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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