MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in 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.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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