MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around 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.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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