MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
students
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 massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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