MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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