MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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