MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants 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
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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