MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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