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.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses 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 MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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