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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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