MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
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 courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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