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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take 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.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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