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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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 massive open courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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