MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes 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
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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