MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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