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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver 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 MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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