MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of 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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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