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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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