MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part 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.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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