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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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