MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
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 courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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