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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in 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.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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