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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around 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.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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