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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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