MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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 online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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