MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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