MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
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 MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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