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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part 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 online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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