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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
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
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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