MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in 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 MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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