MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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