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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses 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 massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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