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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take 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.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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