MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses 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 online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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