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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes 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 MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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