MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part 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 online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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