MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part 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 open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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