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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part 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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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