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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all around 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 massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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