MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes 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.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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