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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
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 open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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