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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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