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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
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.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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