MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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