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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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