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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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 MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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