MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate 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.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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