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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants 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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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