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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses 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 online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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