MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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