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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
all around 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.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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