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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
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.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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