MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
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
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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