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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take 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.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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