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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses 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.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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