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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take 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
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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