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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part 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.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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