MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in all parts of 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.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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