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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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