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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
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 online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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