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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate 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.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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