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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
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
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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