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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of 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 massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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