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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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 massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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