MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around 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.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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