MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take 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.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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