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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes 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.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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