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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations 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 online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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