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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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