MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have enabled
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.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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