MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate 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 massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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