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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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