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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes 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 massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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