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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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