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.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
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 online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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