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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
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
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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