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
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses 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
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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