MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
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.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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