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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part 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.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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