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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in 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.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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