MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take 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 massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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