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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses 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
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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