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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate 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.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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