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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
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 online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
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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