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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes 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.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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