MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
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 online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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