MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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