MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education make it possible for
people
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.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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