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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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 MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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