MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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