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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
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
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key 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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