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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes 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 online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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