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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate 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.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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