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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around 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 MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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