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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take 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 massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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