MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part 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
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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