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.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take 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 massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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