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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate 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
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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