MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes 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.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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