MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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