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 is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
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 classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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