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.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes 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 online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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