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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
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.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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