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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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 online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important 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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