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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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 online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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