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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate 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 massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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