MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in 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 online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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