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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes 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.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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