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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants 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 online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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