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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in 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.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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