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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take 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 online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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