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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in 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.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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