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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
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.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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