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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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