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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses 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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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