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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
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 online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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