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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part 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.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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