MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses 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.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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