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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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 online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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