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
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
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 MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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