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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take 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 online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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