MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in nations all around 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 online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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