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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take 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.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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