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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around 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 massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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