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.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
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 MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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