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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in 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 massive open courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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