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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
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.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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