MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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 classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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