MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take 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.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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