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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
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 MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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