MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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