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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part 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.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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