MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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