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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education enable
students
in nations all around 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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
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