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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
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 MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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