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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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