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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes 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 online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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