MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate 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.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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