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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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