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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes 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.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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