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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
online learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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