MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses 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 massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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