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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses 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
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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