MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
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
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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