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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part 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.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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