MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
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
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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