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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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