MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate 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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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