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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around 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.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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