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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take 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.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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