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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in 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 MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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