MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes 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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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