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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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