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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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