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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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