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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses 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.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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