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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
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 online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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