MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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