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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
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 MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major 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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