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.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
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.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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