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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Romania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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