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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants 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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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