MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses 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 online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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