MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses 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 online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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