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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
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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