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.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
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
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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