MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take 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 massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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