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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part 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 MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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