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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
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
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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