MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes 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 courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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