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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part 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.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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