MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
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 MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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