MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes 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 massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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