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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
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 open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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