MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes 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 MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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