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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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