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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in 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.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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