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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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