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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part 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
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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