MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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