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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning make it possible for
people
in nations all aver 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 massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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