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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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