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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses 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 MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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