MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses 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.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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