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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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