MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
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.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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