MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
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.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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