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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
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 massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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