MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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 massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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