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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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