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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
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 MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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