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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
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 MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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