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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part 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 MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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