MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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