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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take 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.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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