MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in 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 open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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