MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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