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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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