MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes 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 MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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