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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of 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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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