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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
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 massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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