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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
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.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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