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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes 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
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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