MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants 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.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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