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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in 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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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