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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take 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.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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