MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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 massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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