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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes 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.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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