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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes 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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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