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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take 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 MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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