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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
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
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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