MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take 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.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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