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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around 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
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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