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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate 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 online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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