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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning enable
people
all over the world
to take part in 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
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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