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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate 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.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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