MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate 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 massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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