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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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