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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
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
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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