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
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part 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
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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