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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take 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.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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