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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver 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 online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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