MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in 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.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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