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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate 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.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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