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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate 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 massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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