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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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