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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses 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 online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
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