MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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