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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes 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
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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