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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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