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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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