MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take 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 massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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