MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major 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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