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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in 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 MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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