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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take 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
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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