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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part 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 online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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