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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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