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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
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
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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