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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate 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.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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