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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part 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.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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