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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in 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 MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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