MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
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.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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