MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in 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 online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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