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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses 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.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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