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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
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.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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