MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses 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
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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