MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
all over 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 MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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