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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes 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
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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