MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
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 massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also examines 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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