MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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