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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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