MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
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 massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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