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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning make it possible for
humans
all over 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.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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