MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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