MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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