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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
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 classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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