MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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