MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of 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 MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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