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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
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 MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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