MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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