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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses 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.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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