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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
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 online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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