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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
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.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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