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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses 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 MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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