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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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