MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants 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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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