MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part 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.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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