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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses 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 online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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