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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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