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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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