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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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