MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in 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.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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