MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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