MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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