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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
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.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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