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.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants 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 MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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