MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses 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 classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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