MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
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.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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