MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes 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.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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