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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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