MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
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.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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