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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
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 MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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