MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses 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 MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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