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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
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 massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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