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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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