MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take 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 MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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