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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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