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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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