MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take 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 massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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