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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of 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 classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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