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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
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.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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