MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take 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 courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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