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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses 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 massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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