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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
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 MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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