MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take 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 online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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