MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate 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.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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