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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
all over 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.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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