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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate 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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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