MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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