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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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