MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
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 courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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