MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes 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.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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