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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of 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 online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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