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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
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 courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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