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.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate 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 massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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