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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
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.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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