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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes 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.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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