MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in 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 massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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