MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants 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 online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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