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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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 MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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