MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants 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
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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