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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
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 massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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