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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take 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.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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