MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take 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.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes 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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