MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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