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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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