MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate 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 MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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