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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in 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 massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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