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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate 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
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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