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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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