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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate 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 online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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