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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations 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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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