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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
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.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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