MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
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 online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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