MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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