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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
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 MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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