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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
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.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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