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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses 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.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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