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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education have enabled
learners
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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
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 subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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