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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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