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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes 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 online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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