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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate 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 massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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