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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take 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 open courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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