MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
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.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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