MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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