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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
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.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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