MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
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 online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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