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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning enable
people
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 MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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