MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part 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 massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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