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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take 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 courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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