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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
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.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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