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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes 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.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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