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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in 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 MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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