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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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