MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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