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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
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
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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