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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part 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 massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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