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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes 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 massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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