MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
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
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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