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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses 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.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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