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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate 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.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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