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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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