MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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