MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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 massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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