MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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