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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in 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 massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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