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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part 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 MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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