MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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