MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses 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.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
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