MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate 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 MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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