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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
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.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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