MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning have empowered
learners
all over 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 MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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