MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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