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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in 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.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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