MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all over 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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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