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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
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 classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greenland to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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