MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
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
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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