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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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