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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take 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 massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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