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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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