MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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