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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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