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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
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.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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